Westport weather: Pleasant conditions continue

Published 6:01 am, Monday, May 13, 2013

The nice weather that heralded Mother's Day in southwestern Connecticut is expected to continue nurturing the region today and most of the coming week.

The National Weather Service says that, under sunny skies, today's daytime temperature will rise to the low-60s, with a west wind 5 to 13 mph.

Tonight will be mostly clear, as the temperature dips to a low in the upper-30s. There will be a north wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tomorrow also will be sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-60s and a west wind 7 to 10 mph. Nighttime will be mostly clear, with a low temperature around 40 degrees.

On Wednesday, there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Otherwise, skies will be partly sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-60s. Odds of daytime precipitation is about 20 percent, the NWS says.

There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night as cloud cover increases and the temperature dips to a low about 50 degrees.

Thursday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high temperature in the low-70s. There is a 30 percent chance of showers Thursday night, with a low temperature in the mid-50s.

The outlook for Friday, according to weather service, is partly sunny and temperatures in the 70s.